Budleigh Lions and World Peace Day

Every year on 21 September, the United Nations invites the world to mark the International Day of Peace – also known as World Peace Day.

The Day was first established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly, in a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Costa Rica.

The date initially chosen was 11 September. Two decades later, that day in 2001 saw a series of four coordinated attacks launched by the militant Islamist al-Qaeda group against targets in the US, including the World Trade Centre close to the UN headquarters. The General Assembly unanimously voted to choose 21 September as a new fixed calendar for the International Day of Peace, designating it as a period of non-violence and global cease-fire.

Lions clubs all around the world, including Budleigh Salterton’s, promote peace through activities including the Club’s Peace Poster and Peace Essay competitions.

Find out more about Budleigh Lions at https://www.facebook.com/Budleighlions

Information about the Lions' Peace Essay is at https://www.victa.org.uk/victa-calendar/lions-peace-essay-2024/

If you are interested in the history of early America, and Roger Conant as a peacemaker in troubled times you can join the Devon Peacemaker Festival Facebook group at 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/700424602802079